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THE PEOPLE v. HAWKINS

No. 37112.

27 Ill.2d 339 (1963)

189 N.E.2d 252

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JAMES HAWKINS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 22, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JAMES MAHER, JR., of Chicago, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, and EDWARD J. HLADIS and WILLIAM J. MARTIN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, James Hawkins, was tried in the criminal court of Cook County without a jury, was found guilty of the larceny of a motor vehicle, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than two nor more than eight years. On this writ of error he contends that he was prejudiced by the testimony of a police officer and that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt...

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